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The Beast

2016 · 18 min

A quiet, simmering workplace drama that turns a tourist display into a stage for bottled-up anger and quiet defiance.

Directed by: Samantha Nell, Michael Wahrmann
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Thabani Mahlobo, Khulani Maseko, Luleka Mhlanzi

Overview: An ordinary day at a Zulu cultural village. Shaka, their star performer, expresses his frustrations to his co-workers as he sits on display for tourists. When he reaches the end of his tether, his protest reaches Shakespearian proportion.

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Directed by: Samantha Nell, Michael Wahrmann
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Thabani Mahlobo, Khulani Maseko, Luleka Mhlanzi

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
power
work
rebellion
Places: workplace
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Samantha Nell, Michael Wahrmann
Written by: Samantha Nell, Michael Wahrmann
Starring: Thabani Mahlobo, Khulani Maseko, Luleka Mhlanzi, Modise Sekgothe, Melanie Maier, Rodney Prynne, Nduduzo Nene, Sithandwa Magubane
Runtime: 18 min
Country: Brazil, France, South Africa
Languages: Zulu

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